Hi I drove for bibby in the 80s at kingwinford my first truck was a 280 roadtrain used to take latch lap fencing nation wide loved the job plenty of stories stayed with bibby for ten years ending on the Budweiser contract my truck was l3bud
You could try Kev Dennis, he lives somewhere Lincolnshire way can’t think exactly where? Maybe someone on here knows a more exact location. He always has British wagons in use & For Sale, he runs a couple of Roadtrains himself round the Show circuit pulling his trailer usually loaded with something interesting! Chris
The low datum cabbed Roadtrain ,photo attached is EX BRS Oxford contract Atlet forklifts ,its still there AT Rushgreen motors ,I know the full history of this vehicle .
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JAKEY:
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About time you bought it I think Steve, give it a good home 
Chris
Hello Chris , I would love too but the cab is very rusty and I would think to find another one very unlikely 
so for now it stays there ! a shame because this was always my favourite Roadtrain on BRS and for it to survive in the atlet livery is telling me something ,plus I knew both the drivers who had this plus me on holiday relief .
jerry truckartist:
Hello Stu
TWF ( transport warehousing facilities ) were quite a big outfit with depot’s nationwide, they had some good contracts with big name customers, and also did quite a lot of continental work.
I worked for Bibbys ( Leeds depot ) not too long after the takeover, the fleet back then was all leyland, from sherpa to roadtrain.
Most of the older TWF stuff was sold off, Marathons, clydesdales, etc. Three clydesdale rigids were kept on , two were cut down and made into tractor units, for yard shunting, these were left in theTWF orange livery, the other was converted into wrecker for the leeds depot, and painted bibby blue.
these were some of the leeds depot Roadtrains, which were re-painted TWF motors.
EVR???Y- 1728 high datum sleeper cab
A380AFS - " " " " " "
D636RRN- 1730 day cab
D692RRN - 1730 low datum sleeper cab
D387JBA - 1728 high datum sleeper cab
D389JBA - " " " " " "
E192GBV - 1730 rolls, high datum sleeper cab
E195GBV - " " " " " " "
One of the above was left hand drive, can’t remember which ?
E185GBV - 2032 twinsteer
E138FCW- 2032 twinsteer ( my regular motor )
D8660DB - 2034 rolls, twinsteer, pulled like a train, when not in workshop !!!
F295CJA -Daf 95 350 ATI space cab, very early 95 series
After leyland roadtrain production ended, the Leeds depot got seddon atkinson strato’s
G57NCA 6X2
G62NCA 6X2
G63NCA 6X2
G42NCA 4X2
G43NCA 4X2
I used to re-fuel at the kingswinsford depot, if ever i was in that neck of the woods, so i would assume your dad probably called in at leeds from time to time, he may remember some of these names.
Peter booth
Terry hutchinson
Gary hutchinson
Peter snowden
Trevor bates
Peter roberson
Malcolm bond
Russ wade
Keith delaney
Steve marshall
Robert davey
Brian mack…R I P…
Alan carter …R I P…
Alan binch
Mick earnshawworkshop, Gary leader, ( nellie boswell )
traffic office Phil gledhill ( Tosh )
opp’s manager Malcolm arnold
Top boss, John gillam
Good luck with finding a decent Roadtrain to restore.Jerry
Went to School with Gary Leader, I think he’s still at Bibby’s and worked with John Gillam at Hoyer
I used to deal with Kingwinsford depot (real nice fellow in the traffic office) and they did storage work for Western Transport on behalf of Halfords at Redditch (bikes mainly!) I think John Darbyshires of Appleton Thorn, Warrington became part of TWF and they ran the bull nosed Mercs. Tidy fleet as well!
JAKEY:
Hello Chris , I would love too but the cab is very rusty and I would think to find another one very unlikely
Last time we were there she winked at you Chance to use all your spannering skills again 
Chris
Chris ,the only thing that sort of winked at me and Charlie was the bloody big dog 
,if it was a wink I didn’t let him twice !!! "it wont hurt you " yerrrr ok gone --------------
Hi all, well i love looking at the old trucks in the magazines and at transport shows, some of the time and effort put into them is amazing. Even better when my grandad and dad start saying what hes driven pointing them out to me…
Looking through some old photos a few weeks ago, theres one of me in the drivers seat of my old mans Leyland roadtrain, must have been about 5 at the time and thought id LOVE to get hold of one and restor it to the old colours
If anyone knows any information on the where abouts or experiances with them id love to know! The firm was based in Kingswinford in the W.Midlands called TWF but was taken over by Bibby distribution, i’d say about late 80’s early 90’s…
After any info really, driving them, places for parts etc… anythings good!
Regards
Stu C
Hello Stu
TWF ( transport warehousing facilities ) were quite a big outfit with depot’s nationwide, they had some good contracts with big name customers, and also did quite a lot of continental work.
I worked for Bibbys ( Leeds depot ) not too long after the takeover, the fleet back then was all leyland, from sherpa to roadtrain.
Most of the older TWF stuff was sold off, Marathons, clydesdales, etc. Three clydesdale rigids were kept on , two were cut down and made into tractor units, for yard shunting, these were left in theTWF orange livery, the other was converted into wrecker for the leeds depot, and painted bibby blue.
these were some of the leeds depot Roadtrains, which were re-painted TWF motors.
EVR???Y- 1728 high datum sleeper cab
A380AFS - " " " " " "
D636RRN- 1730 day cab
D692RRN - 1730 low datum sleeper cab
D387JBA - 1728 high datum sleeper cab
D389JBA - " " " " " "
E192GBV - 1730 rolls, high datum sleeper cab
E195GBV - " " " " " " "
One of the above was left hand drive, can’t remember which ?
E185GBV - 2032 twinsteer
E138FCW- 2032 twinsteer ( my regular motor )
D8660DB - 2034 rolls, twinsteer, pulled like a train, when not in workshop !!!
F295CJA -Daf 95 350 ATI space cab, very early 95 series
After leyland roadtrain production ended, the Leeds depot got seddon atkinson strato’s
G57NCA 6X2
G62NCA 6X2
G63NCA 6X2
G42NCA 4X2
G43NCA 4X2
I used to re-fuel at the kingswinsford depot, if ever i was in that neck of the woods, so i would assume your dad probably called in at leeds from time to time, he may remember some of these names.
Peter booth
Terry hutchinson
Gary hutchinson
Peter snowden
Trevor bates
Peter roberson
Malcolm bond
Russ wade
Keith delaney
Steve marshall
Robert davey
Brian mack…R I P…
Alan carter …R I P…
Alan binch
Mick earnshaw
workshop, Gary leader, ( nellie boswell )
traffic office Phil gledhill ( Tosh )
opp’s manager Malcolm arnold
Top boss, John gillam
Good luck with finding a decent Roadtrain to restore.
Jerry
wow Jerry, thank you for the information! really appreciated… ill have a chat when he comes in see if i can start ringing some bells
Ill have to dig out the reg of the truck, think ill have to hide the one with the smaller version of me in it though
Stu190:
Hi all, well i love looking at the old trucks in the magazines and at transport shows, some of the time and effort put into them is amazing. Even better when my grandad and dad start saying what hes driven pointing them out to me…Looking through some old photos a few weeks ago, theres one of me in the drivers seat of my old mans Leyland roadtrain, must have been about 5 at the time
If anyone knows any information on the where abouts or experiances with them id love to know! The firm was based in Kingswinford in the W.Midlands called TWF but was taken over by Bibby distribution, i’d say about late 80’s early 90’s…
After any info really, driving them, places for parts etc… anythings good!
Regards
Stu C
good luck finding a roadtrain,would love one myself,my dad had 2 when steetley ran out of dover in the early eighties.
Rush green has a few but have been there for years and he will want silly money especially if its got a ■■■■■■■ in it,either way he wont be cheap.
The other option is to check military disposal agents like jacksons or witham specialist vehicles,but will more than likely be a 6x4 and a scammell s26,but cab will be good and although its got a rolls royce in it ,it will have done sod all work,or buy classic n vintage commercials magazine.